The Present by Spencer Johnson

Author:Spencer Johnson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Transworld

Creating

“HOW ARE YOU?” the old man asked.

The young man laughed uneasily and said, “Some days are good, others are not so good.” Then he talked about his challenges.

“I don’t understand,” the young man said. “I’ve often been fully immersed in The Present.

“People comment about my ability to focus so intently on what I am doing.

“I have worked at drawing from The Past, without dwelling on past regrets. I use what I’ve learned and I do better now.

“Yet I can’t handle everything. Maybe the job is just too big for me.”

The old man nodded. “At the moment, it may be. What you don’t realize is that there is one last element of The Present you haven’t discovered yet.

“Yes, you are learning from The Past, and using these lessons to improve The Present. And by living more fully in The Present, I sense you are more appreciative of the world around you and more effective in it. So, you are making great progress.

“However, what you haven’t grasped yet is the importance of the third element – The Future.”

The young man said, “But when I live too much in The Future, I feel anxious. I know that when I daydream about the house I want to own, or the promotions I hope to receive, or the family I want to have, I’m not living in The Present. And I feel lost.”

The old man said, “That is true. While it is not wise to be in The Future, for that is how you lose yourself in worry or anxiety, it is indeed wise to help create The Future.

“The best way to make The Future better than The Present, other than to get lucky, is to help create it.

“Even if you happen to get ‘lucky,’ your luck can run out. And that can lead to other problems. So you can’t depend on just getting lucky as a way to have a better Future.

“What do you mean by ‘Help Create The Future’? the young man wanted to know. “And how does creating The Future relate to being in The Present?”

“Well, we all help create a part of the future,” the old man revealed, “more than we realize.

“Obviously, no one can control the future.

“However, what we believe and do today, in The Present, creates an important part of what happens tomorrow.

“If you have negative thoughts about The Future, at work or in your life, and your actions are negative today, you create worse results tomorrow.”

“So,” the young man said, “if what I believe and do today is positive, I help create a better tomorrow!”

“Yes. You can depend on it,” the old man said. “That’s the way it works – for everyone!”

Then the old man suggested, “If you want to help create The Future, begin by being in The Present. First, appreciate what is positive about the Present moment, right now!

“Then, imagine what a better future would look like, make a realistic plan to make it happen, and then do things to help it happen.”

“So, first thing I do is imagine the future.

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